My best vacations have been those where I’ve not only been able to relax but to learn as well. The places where I’ve learned more about the Bible or Kingdom history have made my favorite vacations. A trip to Israel in February 2010 added a new dimension to my study of the Bible. I’ve never […]
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As I explained in Part I of this series, when the Apostle Paul wrote to the Ephesians, he probably believed it was the last time he would ever communicate with them. He had much to tell them, but there were two things that were foundational. In Part II I mentioned that the first thing Paul
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Yesterday I gave the context of the opening chapter of Ephesians. The Apostle Paul is writing what he probably believes will be his last communication to the church in Ephesus, a church where he had spent nearly three years and for which he had risked his life. He has much to tell them in this
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I’ve been studying Ephesians 1 lately because I’ll be teaching on it at my church next Sunday. In preparation for that, I thought I’d write a little here about what I’m finding. I’m a context guy. I want to know what is going around outside the text before I try to understand what it means,
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As a citizen of the kingdom of God, there are a number of ways to respond to the current crises in Egypt. There is one way not to respond, and that is to talk about the end times. You know what I mean, Egypt is going to fall to the Muslim extremists, they will make
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Today was a very productive day. I awoke at 4:00 a.m. (an hour earlier than usual), read the Bible, the New York Times, finished reading a book and began a new book. After doing all that, I was at the office by 7:30 a.m. (Yes, on a Saturday). I know many Christians struggle to consistently
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When the Apostle Paul arrived in Athens, he probably didn’t know what to expect. Yet, it wasn’t too long before he had led an Athenian Supreme Court justice to the Lord and others as well. (Acts 17:34). If you are a Christian, here’s four things you can learn from Paul’s success in Athens that will make
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Leadership is essential to the expansion of the kingdom of God on earth. It should be discussed more in Christian churches than it is. I’m glad I’m part of a church that has leadership as one of it’s three core values and is committed to training Christians to become leaders and world-changers. One of the
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In the United States we’ve had some seemingly good Christian men who were not good Presidents, and we’ve had some seemingly bad men who were very good Presidents. Having just finished reading several books on the Byzantine Empire I think it would be easy to prove the same point there, as it would be in
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AVVKY3UA4DWD In a few weeks I leave for a trip to Byzantium. Of course it’s not called that anymore. It’s current handle is Istanbul, and as was discussed in a recent blog post, it was heart of Christendom for 1,123 years. We will begin with 3 days in Istanbul, along with one day in Cappadocia,
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